Meat, Total — Production, per capita in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Meat, Total — Production, per capita was 0.0112 t per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Meat, Total — Production, per capita in Puerto Rico, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 0.0112 t per person for meat, total — production, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 20.7% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, total — production, per capita in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.03 t per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.009 t per person, in 2022.
Puerto Rico ranks 132nd of 171 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Meat, Total — Production, per capita in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0139 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0144 t per person | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.015 t per person | +4.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0153 t per person | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.016 t per person | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0165 t per person | +3.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0166 t per person | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0163 t per person | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0163 t per person | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0162 t per person | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0172 t per person | +6.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0174 t per person | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0178 t per person | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0178 t per person | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0173 t per person | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0188 t per person | +8.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0193 t per person | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0225 t per person | +16.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0242 t per person | +7.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0207 t per person | -14.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0203 t per person | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.02 t per person | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0195 t per person | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0203 t per person | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0224 t per person | +10.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0263 t per person | +17.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0273 t per person | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0275 t per person | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0281 t per person | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0285 t per person | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.03 t per person | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0271 t per person | -9.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0266 t per person | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0261 t per person | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0255 t per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0239 t per person | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0238 t per person | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.023 t per person | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.021 t per person | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0222 t per person | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0195 t per person | -12.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0195 t per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0173 t per person | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0194 t per person | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0184 t per person | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.019 t per person | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0198 t per person | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0193 t per person | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0189 t per person | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0182 t per person | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0171 t per person | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0167 t per person | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0153 t per person | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0144 t per person | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 0.014 t per person | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0133 t per person | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0142 t per person | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0163 t per person | +15.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0137 t per person | -16.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0122 t per person | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 0.01 t per person | -18.6% |
| 2022 | 0.009 t per person | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0092 t per person | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0112 t per person | +20.7% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.0112 t per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.054 t per person, 21% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.0112 t per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0487 t per person, 23% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0156 t per person | 0.0139 t per person | 0.0166 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0189 t per person | 0.0162 t per person | 0.0242 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0232 t per person | 0.0195 t per person | 0.0281 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0255 t per person | 0.021 t per person | 0.03 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0193 t per person | 0.0173 t per person | 0.0222 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0153 t per person | 0.0133 t per person | 0.0182 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0103 t per person | 0.009 t per person | 0.0122 t per person | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Puerto Rico
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.4415 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 278.57 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0566 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 5.7% (2025)
- Rural population growth -2.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat, total — production, per capita in Puerto Rico?
- Meat, total — production, per capita in Puerto Rico was 0.0112 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat, total — production, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.03 t per person in 1991.
- What is the lowest meat, total — production, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.009 t per person in 2022.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for meat, total — production, per capita?
- Puerto Rico ranks 132nd out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat, total — production, per capita rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat, Total — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat, Total — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Meat, Total — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Meat, Total — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Meat, Total — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.